MotoGP | GP Valencia Day 1, Marc Marquez: “Today I felt good on the bike”

GP Valencia MotoGP 2023 Repsol Honda – Marc Marquez closed the first day of testing for the Valencia Grand Prix, the last stage of the 2023 MotoGP, with the seventh fastest time.

The Spanish driver reveals his decision to take a few more risks, changing his mentality to challenge the limits and experiment with more aggressive riding. Marquez expresses his belief in the possibilities of the Repsol Honda Team RC213V and his satisfaction in completing a time attack alone, a challenge that has represented a difficulty this season. 100% focused on the maximum expression of his abilities, Marquez anticipates continuing the strategy the following day, with particular attention to qualifying on a track where overtaking is notoriously complex.

Statements Marc Marquez Day 1 GP Valencia MotoGP 2023

“Today I felt good on the bike and I decided to take a few more risks. Even in the morning I was quite confident in my chances, and I changed my mentality a bit to take a lot more risks, but I feel like it's the right way to do it this weekend. My concentration is 100% on riding to the best of my ability on the Repsol Honda Team RC213V. I managed to do the time attack on my own, which has been quite complicated this season. Tomorrow we aim to follow the same plan, we'll see what chances we have after qualifying because it's always very difficult to overtake here."